April 29, 2025 – Aliplast, a leading force in Europe’s plastic recycling sector, has once again expanded its business footprint. The company, which is part of Herambiente under the Hera Group, recently completed the acquisition of Gurit’s PET recycling division in Italy. The acquired facility, located in Carmignano di Brenta, Padua, brings a significant boost to Aliplast’s capabilities, adding approximately 15,000 tons of annual recycled PET production capacity.
The growing demand for recycled PET in the market is largely driven by the continuous improvement of regulatory frameworks in Europe and Italy. For instance, Italy’s Decree 196/21, implementing the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (2019/904), which came into effect on January 1st, mandates that plastic containers for liquid food must contain at least 25% recycled materials. Additionally, the new European PPWR packaging regulations also call for an increased use of recycled plastics. Against this backdrop, Aliplast’s acquisition is a strategic move that aligns with the evolving market trends and the company’s broader business strategy.
According to AsiaMB, the Carmignano di Brenta plant has long processed post-consumer PET from the recycling chains of the Corepla and Coripet consortium. With this investment, Aliplast will integrate new PET shredding, washing, and extrusion production lines. Notably, these new lines have a wide range of applications, suitable not only for food-grade uses such as bottle and food tray production but also for consumer fiber sectors like clothing and automotive parts manufacturing. Besides enhancing production capacity,April 29, 2025 – Aliplast, a leading force in Europe’s plastic recycling sector, has once again expanded its business footprint. The company, which is part of Herambiente under the Hera Group, recently completed the acquisition of Gurit’s PET recycling division in Italy. The acquired facility, located in Carmignano di Brenta, Padua, brings a significant boost to Aliplast’s capabilities, adding approximately 15,000 tons of annual recycled PET production capacity.
The growing demand for recycled PET in the market is largely driven by the continuous improvement of regulatory frameworks in Europe and Italy. For instance, Italy’s Decree 196/21, implementing the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (2019/904), which came into effect on January 1st, mandates that plastic containers for liquid food must contain at least 25% recycled materials. Additionally, the new European PPWR packaging regulations also call for an increased use of recycled plastics. Against this backdrop, Aliplast’s acquisition is a strategic move that aligns with the evolving market trends and the company’s broader business strategy.
According to AsiaMB, the Carmignano di Brenta plant has long processed post-consumer PET from the recycling chains of the Corepla and Coripet consortium. With this investment, Aliplast will integrate new PET shredding, washing, and extrusion production lines. Notably, these new lines have a wide range of applications, suitable not only for food-grade uses such as bottle and food tray production but also for consumer fiber sectors like clothing and automotive parts manufacturing. Besides enhancing production capacity, the acquisition of Gurit’s business has also optimized Aliplast’s logistics chain, allowing the company to incorporate Gurit’s large-scale storage areas into its own logistics system.
” This acquisition perfectly aligns with our business plan, which prioritizes resource recycling,” said Michele Petrone, CEO of Aliplast. “It’s a crucial step in our development journey. This expansion is not just about increasing production capacity; it also reflects our growing focus on quality and traceability. We aim to provide our customers with the highest standards in supply chain transparency and product safety. Looking at the long term, guided by this development philosophy, our customer base grew by more than 9% in 2024.” Undoubtedly, this acquisition injects strong impetus into Aliplast’s continued growth and expansion in the recycled PET market, and the industry will be closely watching its future developments. the acquisition of Gurit’s business has also optimized Aliplast’s logistics chain, allowing the company to incorporate Gurit’s large-scale storage areas into its own logistics system.
” This acquisition perfectly aligns with our business plan, which prioritizes resource recycling,” said Michele Petrone, CEO of Aliplast. “It’s a crucial step in our development journey. This expansion is not just about increasing production capacity; it also reflects our growing focus on quality and traceability. We aim to provide our customers with the highest standards in supply chain transparency and product safety. Looking at the long term, guided by this development philosophy, our customer base grew by more than 9% in 2024.” Undoubtedly, this acquisition injects strong impetus into Aliplast’s continued growth and expansion in the recycled PET market, and the industry will be closely watching its future developments.